4 Day LIVE MUSIC with ' WRACK & RUIN ' at the Tathra Hotel.

Fri 9th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sat 10th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun 11th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mon 12th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

After the successful launch their first album, the critically ignored ’THE BEAT TAKES OVER’, what could be the next stop for Wrack & Ruin on their journey and inexorable rise to well-deserved fame and general adoration? Perhaps a new recording of the original rhumbas, cha-chas and bossa novas that have so delighted audiences at their spiritual home the delightful Tathra Hotel. Or will it be in the culinary sphere that they next excel with a delicious musical recipe for pumpkin risotto?

With delights such as these as well as a tango celebrating the lachrymose talents of Johnny Ray and the late, great Clyde McPhatter and a timely warning about the hidden hubris of the crystal clutching, self-improvement crowd one is reminded of the adage, “There will always be a Small Time.” Welcoming saxophonist Tabitha Bilaniwskyj-Zarins back into the fold after a sabbatical in tertiary education up in the nation’s capital and also launching their new website.

4 Day LIVE MUSIC with ' WRACK & RUIN ' at the Tathra Hotel.

Fri 9th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sat 10th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun 11th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mon 12th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

After the successful launch their first album, the critically ignored ’THE BEAT TAKES OVER’, what could be the next stop for Wrack & Ruin on their journey and inexorable rise to well-deserved fame and general adoration? Perhaps a new recording of the original rhumbas, cha-chas and bossa novas that have so delighted audiences at their spiritual home the delightful Tathra Hotel. Or will it be in the culinary sphere that they next excel with a delicious musical recipe for pumpkin risotto?

With delights such as these as well as a tango celebrating the lachrymose talents of Johnny Ray and the late, great Clyde McPhatter and a timely warning about the hidden hubris of the crystal clutching, self-improvement crowd one is reminded of the adage, “There will always be a Small Time.” Welcoming saxophonist Tabitha Bilaniwskyj-Zarins back into the fold after a sabbatical in tertiary education up in the nation’s capital and also launching their new website.

3 Day LIVE MUSIC with ' changoTRee ' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 3rd January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun 4th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mon 5th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

“changoTRee” is

**she, Ree Liddell, the elegant waxing Vocals dobro, mandolin acoustic guitar and

**he, Ian Treloar, the surf dog carving Vocals, 8 string acoustic-electric. guitar-synth string thingz.

**Driving the bus is Simon Dewar on drums percussion and harmony.

"changoTRee" have “jet-lagged” the globe, pre covid in 2017-20 with their funky-folk male/female combo heralding their new album “Postcards From Tomorrow”, written and recorded in New Orleans, Ireland, Canada, Hull, Bali, NYC, France, Tilba, Byron, Morningto & new home base Narooma.

Come and join JESSE CIRCUS FOR ALL WORKSHOP to learn circus skills!! Great fun for any adults and children.

WHEN: From Friday 2nd Jan. to Monday 5th Jan. from 4pm to 7pm

WHERE: Tathra Hotel children’s playground

Free entry.

Jesse Holden graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne in 2024 with a BA in Circus Arts and an award for excellence. Since then, he has starred as lead male in the production: Odyssey onboard MSC World America cruising around the Caribbean.

Locals in the Bega Valley will remember Jesse and his brother Sam performing as Brothers OnFire around the area. They have never forgotten their roots and love to pass on skills in their Circus For All workshops. Any age and any ability will find something in these free informal sessions. Come along and develop new skills and have lots of fun in the process.

Come and join JESSE CIRCUS FOR ALL WORKSHOP to learn circus skills!! Great fun for any adults and children.

WHEN: From Friday 2nd Jan. to Monday 5th Jan. from 4pm to 7pm

WHERE: Tathra Hotel children’s playground

Free entry.

Jesse Holden graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne in 2024 with a BA in Circus Arts and an award for excellence. Since then, he has starred as lead male in the production: Odyssey onboard MSC World America cruising around the Caribbean.

Locals in the Bega Valley will remember Jesse and his brother Sam performing as Brothers OnFire around the area. They have never forgotten their roots and love to pass on skills in their Circus For All workshops. Any age and any ability will find something in these free informal sessions. Come along and develop new skills and have lots of fun in the process.

3 Day LIVE MUSIC with ' changoTRee ' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 3rd January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun 4th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mon 5th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

“changoTRee” is

**she, Ree Liddell, the elegant waxing Vocals dobro, mandolin acoustic guitar and

**he, Ian Treloar, the surf dog carving Vocals, 8 string acoustic-electric. guitar-synth string thingz.

**Driving the bus is Simon Dewar on drums percussion and harmony.

"changoTRee" have “jet-lagged” the globe, pre covid in 2017-20 with their funky-folk male/female combo heralding their new album “Postcards From Tomorrow”, written and recorded in New Orleans, Ireland, Canada, Hull, Bali, NYC, France, Tilba, Byron, Morningto & new home base Narooma.

3 Day LIVE MUSIC with ' changoTRee ' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sat 3rd January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun 4th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mon 5th January 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

“changoTRee” is

**she, Ree Liddell, the elegant waxing Vocals dobro, mandolin acoustic guitar and

**he, Ian Treloar, the surf dog carving Vocals, 8 string acoustic-electric. guitar-synth string thingz.

**Driving the bus is Simon Dewar on drums percussion and harmony.

"changoTRee" have “jet-lagged” the globe, pre covid in 2017-20 with their funky-folk male/female combo heralding their new album “Postcards From Tomorrow”, written and recorded in New Orleans, Ireland, Canada, Hull, Bali, NYC, France, Tilba, Byron, Morningto & new home base Narooma.

Come and join JESSE CIRCUS FOR ALL WORKSHOP to learn circus skills!! Great fun for any adults and children.

WHEN: From Friday 2nd Jan. to Monday 5th Jan. from 4pm to 7pm

WHERE: Tathra Hotel children’s playground

Free entry.

Jesse Holden graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne in 2024 with a BA in Circus Arts and an award for excellence. Since then, he has starred as lead male in the production: Odyssey onboard MSC World America cruising around the Caribbean.

Locals in the Bega Valley will remember Jesse and his brother Sam performing as Brothers OnFire around the area. They have never forgotten their roots and love to pass on skills in their Circus For All workshops. Any age and any ability will find something in these free informal sessions. Come along and develop new skills and have lots of fun in the process.

Come and join JESSE CIRCUS FOR ALL WORKSHOP to learn circus skills!! Great fun for any adults and children.

WHEN: From Friday 2nd Jan. to Monday 5th Jan. from 4pm to 7pm

WHERE: Tathra Hotel children’s playground

Free entry.

Jesse Holden graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne in 2024 with a BA in Circus Arts and an award for excellence. Since then, he has starred as lead male in the production: Odyssey onboard MSC World America cruising around the Caribbean.

Locals in the Bega Valley will remember Jesse and his brother Sam performing as Brothers OnFire around the area. They have never forgotten their roots and love to pass on skills in their Circus For All workshops. Any age and any ability will find something in these free informal sessions. Come along and develop new skills and have lots of fun in the process.

Come and join JESSE CIRCUS FOR ALL WORKSHOP to learn circus skills!! Great fun for any adults and children.

WHEN: From Thursday 1st Jan. to Monday 5th Jan. from 4pm to 7pm

WHERE: Tathra Hotel children’s playground

Free entry.

Jesse Holden graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne in 2024 with a BA in Circus Arts and an award for excellence. Since then, he has starred as lead male in the production: Odyssey onboard MSC World America cruising around the Caribbean.

Locals in the Bega Valley will remember Jesse and his brother Sam performing as Brothers OnFire around the area. They have never forgotten their roots and love to pass on skills in their Circus For All workshops. Any age and any ability will find something in these free informal sessions. Come along and develop new skills and have lots of fun in the process.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Jazz Alley' at the Tathra Hotel.

Tues 30th December 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wed 31st December 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free admission.

Jazz Alley is an amalgamation of some of the best Traditional Jazz players on the South Coast bringing together a toe tapping and driving sound. The music is from the early years of jazz when the streets of New Orleans where jumping with the sounds of hot jazz . This was a new sound in the early 1900’s which was greatly influenced by names such as Bix Beiderbecke, Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory to name a few . You are guaranteed a very entertaining and fun set from this band of excellent musicians. Jazz Alley aims to keep the Jazz Tradition alive and on going !!

Bev Banjo Long.... Banjo/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Porter.....,Clarinet/Saxaphone, vocals
Alan Leake...... Guitars
Stewie String Bass .......Tea Chest Bass
Drums TBA

Come and join JESSE CIRCUS FOR ALL WORKSHOP to learn circus skills!! Great fun for any adults and children.

WHEN: From Sunday 28th Dec. to Wednesday 31st Dec. from 4pm to 7pm

WHERE: Tathra Hotel children’s playground

Free entry.

Jesse Holden graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne in 2024 with a BA in Circus Arts and an award for excellence. Since then, he has starred as lead male in the production: Odyssey onboard MSC World America cruising around the Caribbean.

Locals in the Bega Valley will remember Jesse and his brother Sam performing as Brothers OnFire around the area. They have never forgotten their roots and love to pass on skills in their Circus For All workshops. Any age and any ability will find something in these free informal sessions. Come along and develop new skills and have lots of fun in the process.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Jazz Alley' at the Tathra Hotel.

Tues 30th December 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wed 31st December 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free admission.

Jazz Alley is an amalgamation of some of the best Traditional Jazz players on the South Coast bringing together a toe tapping and driving sound. The music is from the early years of jazz when the streets of New Orleans where jumping with the sounds of hot jazz . This was a new sound in the early 1900’s which was greatly influenced by names such as Bix Beiderbecke, Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory to name a few . You are guaranteed a very entertaining and fun set from this band of excellent musicians. Jazz Alley aims to keep the Jazz Tradition alive and on going !!

Bev Banjo Long.... Banjo/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Porter.....,Clarinet/Saxaphone, vocals
Alan Leake...... Guitars
Stewie String Bass .......Tea Chest Bass
Drums TBA

Come and join JESSE CIRCUS FOR ALL WORKSHOP to learn circus skills!! Great fun for any adults and children.

WHEN: From Sunday 28th Dec. to Wednesday 31st Dec. from 4pm to 7pm

WHERE: Tathra Hotel children’s playground

Free entry.

Jesse Holden graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne in 2024 with a BA in Circus Arts and an award for excellence. Since then, he has starred as lead male in the production: Odyssey onboard MSC World America cruising around the Caribbean.

Locals in the Bega Valley will remember Jesse and his brother Sam performing as Brothers OnFire around the area. They have never forgotten their roots and love to pass on skills in their Circus For All workshops. Any age and any ability will find something in these free informal sessions. Come along and develop new skills and have lots of fun in the process.

Come and join JESSE CIRCUS FOR ALL WORKSHOP to learn circus skills!! Great fun for any adults and children.

WHEN: From Sunday 28th Dec. to Wednesday 31st Dec. from 4pm to 7pm

WHERE: Tathra Hotel children’s playground

Free entry.

Jesse Holden graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne in 2024 with a BA in Circus Arts and an award for excellence. Since then, he has starred as lead male in the production: Odyssey onboard MSC World America cruising around the Caribbean.

Locals in the Bega Valley will remember Jesse and his brother Sam performing as Brothers OnFire around the area. They have never forgotten their roots and love to pass on skills in their Circus For All workshops. Any age and any ability will find something in these free informal sessions. Come along and develop new skills and have lots of fun in the process.

Come and join JESSE CIRCUS FOR ALL WORKSHOP to learn circus skills!! Great fun for any adults and children.

WHEN: From Sunday 28th Dec. to Wednesday 31st Dec. from 4pm to 7pm

WHERE: Tathra Hotel children’s playground

Free entry.

Jesse Holden graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne in 2024 with a BA in Circus Arts and an award for excellence. Since then, he has starred as lead male in the production: Odyssey onboard MSC World America cruising around the Caribbean.

Locals in the Bega Valley will remember Jesse and his brother Sam performing as Brothers OnFire around the area. They have never forgotten their roots and love to pass on skills in their Circus For All workshops. Any age and any ability will find something in these free informal sessions. Come along and develop new skills and have lots of fun in the process.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Pepper & Davies' at the Tathra Hotel.

Sun. 21st December 4:00pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

Back at Tathra Hotel in the lead-up to Christmas are the unique folk-chamber-rock duo Pepper & Davies! A stirring fusion of a Classical-pop chameleon’s grace with an infamous Bluesman’s groove, Pepper & Davies’ music lilts and dances through tales of gritty love and finding belonging within the modern landscape, taking audiences on a journey that is at once exhilarating and comforting. The occasional Christmas cover might sneak in too! 

`Slow Session’ at the Tathra Hotel.
Fri 19 December 6 pm - 8 pm.

Free admission.

Bring an instrument and join in for some great traditional tunes! (music supplied)
This Slow Session will be good for those having trouble with the speed of the pieces or learning a new instrument.

Dean Gray will be offering expert instruction.

***'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG: GUITAR based SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Malumba ' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun 14th December 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free admission.

Join world music collective Malumba for a weekend of Klezma, funk, gypsy jazx, and Celtic disco fusion. Music to make your toes tap and your heart strings soar.

Dan: violin, flute, tin whistles
John : guitars
Sam: double bass
Colin: drums/percussion

Check out their website
http://www.malumba.com/

GUITAR based SING ALONG - come and join us.

Thursday 11th December 5:30pm - 7:30pm.
Free admission.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

*** (traditional tunes) 'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Guitarama' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun 7th December 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free admission.

GUITARAMA are 28 strings of sweet syncopation, warm harmonies and textures and unforgettable melodies. Drawing from their own original tunes, as well as from Rodrigo y Gabriella , Django Rheinhardt , the Cat Empire , and other Brazilian and Spanish classics. Current members include Finn Stone, Evan Williamson, Harry Haggar, Sam Quast and Dave Crowden.

`THE SESSION’ at the Tathra Hotel.
Fri 5th December 6pm to 8pm.

Free admission.

Bring an instrument and join in for some great traditional tunes! (music supplied).

***'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us. Check the confirmed dates on our website or our Facebook page.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG: GUITAR based SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

LIVE MUSIC with ' changoTRee ' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun 30th November 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

“changoTRee” is

**she, Ree Liddell, the elegant waxing Vocals dobro, mandolin acoustic guitar and

**he, Ian Treloar, the surf dog carving Vocals, 8 string acoustic-electric. guitar-synth string thingz.

**Driving the bus is Simon Dewar on drums percussion and harmony.

"changoTRee" have “jet-lagged” the globe, pre covid in 2017-20 with their funky-folk male/female combo heralding their new album “Postcards From Tomorrow”, written and recorded in New Orleans, Ireland, Canada, Hull, Bali, NYC, France, Tilba, Byron, Morningto & new home base Narooma.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Felicity Dowd' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun 23rd November 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free admission.

A modern-day troubadour and storyteller, Felicity Dowd, is Australia’s most captivating emerging singer-songwriter! 

2024 and 2025 Toyota Starmaker Grand Finalist, Youth Artist of the Year at the Australian Folk Music Awards (2023) and fresh off her 2025 AMERICANAFEST (USA) debut, Felicity is making waves throughout the Folk and Americana music scenes! She has become renowned for her award-winning songwriting, meaningful performances and incredible musicality.

Having wowed audiences from main stages at Australia’s most prestigious festivals (National Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival and Port Fairy Folk Festival) to support slots with music royalty, the Bushwackers, Kim Churchill, Neil Murray (Warumpi Band), Josh Cunningham (The Waifs), Felicity Urquhart, Ash Grunwald, Fanny Lumsden, Lyn Bowtell and Tex Perkins (The Cruel Sea), Felicity is a must-see artist!

www.felicitydowd.com.au

`Slow Session’ at the Tathra Hotel.
Fri 21 November 6 pm - 8 pm.

Free admission.

Bring an instrument and join in for some great traditional tunes! (music supplied)
This Slow Session will be good for those having trouble with the speed of the pieces or learning a new instrument.

Dean Gray will be offering expert instruction.

***'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG: GUITAR based SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Hitch up the Pony' at the Tathra Hotel.
Sun 16th November 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free admission.

Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Swing and Beyond. Celebrating music from The new wave of Contemporary bluegrass bands plus the occasional musical surprise. Iconic banjo/guitar/fiddle/Mandolin/double bass line-up;

Wendy Jackson(vocals, guitar, double bass), 
 Peter Hisco (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, double bass), 
Paul McMurray(banjo, vocals, mandolin)
 Luciano Baseggio (double bass, fiddle, vocals, mandolin).
Allan Leake (Dobro, Mandolin,Bass)

www.hitchupthepony.com 

GUITAR based SING ALONG - come and join us.

Thursday 13th November 5:30pm - 7:30pm.
Free admission.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

*** (traditional tunes) 'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us.

LIVE MUSIC with ' Matt Preo ' at the Tathra Hotel.

Sun 9th November 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free admission.

Award winning singer/songwriter MATT PREO was born in Bega Valley in 1975.

Matt plays folk, country and originals and has written over 350 songs in his 38 year career.

At the age of 12 and struggling with the many challenges of being born prematurely, Matt wrote his first song “I’m Just Me” and two years later learned to play guitar. He released 3 albums and a single.

His songs seemingly come from nowhere and with ease, and are a product of Matt’s observations of friends & family, life experience, and the country he loves.

Matt plays acoustic guitar, mandolin and harmonica, and loves entertaining the crowds with his weekly busking sessions on Bega’s main street outside the Commonwealth Bank with trusty guide dog “Walt” by his side.

`THE SESSION’ at the Tathra Hotel.
Fri 7th November 6pm to 8pm.

Free admission.

Bring an instrument and join in for some great traditional tunes! (music supplied).

***'THE SESSION' is on the First FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Plus 'SLOW SESSION' is on the Third FRIDAY of the month 6pm - 8pm. Guest members are welome to join us. Check the confirmed dates on our website or our Facebook page.

*** THE GUITAR SESSION - SING ALONG: GUITAR based SING ALONG is on the second Thursday of the month from 5.30pm.

“NUP TO THE CUP!”

Some say "Nup to the Cup" for animal welfare reasons. We are happy to provide a venue in our community free of racing and gambling. Enjoy your day!

For this occasion our chefs will serve up a special 2 course lunch/dinner (seafood platter and dessert) and it includes a free Humpback tap beer or a free glass of champagne!!

Tathra Hotel has been free of all gambling since 2016

12 poker machines and the TAB facility were removed during stage 1 of the renovation. The HUMPBACK BREWERY, an Independent Craft Brewery is in the old pokie room! The pool table is where the TAB used to be and turns into a bookshop for the Headland Writers Festival!

We hope you will enjoy this celebration at Tathra Hotel with your special family or friends.